Superposition principle and the problem of additivity of the energies and momenta of distinct electromagnetic fields (Q2270481)

The paper addresses the problem of compatibility of the principle of superposition for Maxwell fields and the principle of energy-momentum conservation. The authors prove that the energy and momentum of two free electromagnetic field configurations of finite energy, which satisfy a free Maxwell equation and have compact support, are additive. The proof is based on the use of the Clifford bundle formalism, particularly, on the Riesz formula for the energy-momentum densities.